Subway 400
The Subway 400 was held on February 22 at North Carolina Speedway. This was the final NASCAR race held at Rockingham, which was dropped from the 2005 NASCAR schedule. Ryan Newman won the pole. During the race Carl Long went for a wild tumble down the back straight and Robby Gordon was turned into the wall and got on his side. The finish saw Kasey Kahne, in only his second NASCAR Nextel Cup start, finish second to Matt Kenseth by a mere .01 of a second. The race also became the beginning of the focus of the season-long field-filler controversy. A number of drivers were well off the pace and Joe Ruttman arrived at the track without a pit crew for a start and park. NASCAR added a mandate of a full pit crew in an attempt to stop the start and park.
NASCAR also announced, in light of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy, at the drivers' meeting that a points penalty would also be assessed to anyone involved on a race team who uses inappropriate language. Previously, a fine had been assessed.
- Complete Results
Top Ten Results
- Matt Kenseth
- Kasey Kahne
- Jamie McMurray
- Sterling Marlin
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Ryan Newman
- Rusty Wallace
- Kurt Busch
- Ward Burton
- Jeff Gordon
Failed to qualify: none
Read more about this topic: 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
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